Sony Vaio VGN-SR41M/S

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Reviews for the Sony Vaio VGN-SR41M/S

83% Sony VAIO VGN-SR41M/S
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
There are faster laptops on the market, but none of them blend power and portability quite like the 1.83kg VGN-SR41M/S. Indeed, if it weren’t for the iffy build quality and high price, we might have been tempted to honour the Sony with an award. As it stands, though, while the VGN-SR41M/S might impress with its technical achievements – we know of few, if any, 1.8kg laptops with any significant gaming prowess – we just can’t bring ourselves to completely forgive its flaws.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/02/2009
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 50% performance: 83%

70% Sony VAIO VGN-SR41M/W review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
Sony's ultraportable laptop has had some upgrades. Sony's VAIO SR series has been around for a year or so now, sitting in the middle of the company's ultraportable range. The VAIO SR41M/W (£1099 inc. VAT) sees a number of updates to the design and internal components.  Although this model marks an evolution rather than a revolution for the SR range, the changes are all welcome and turn this into a very good ultraportable. It's a shame the plastics used inside aren't a little tougher but, that aside, it's a highly impressive machine.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/27/2009
Rating: Total score: 70%

Foreign Reviews

Sony VAIO VGN-SR41M Notebook
Source: PC Masters DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/15/2010
Rating: performance: 60% features: 80% workmanship: 80%

85% Test Sony Vaio VGN-SR41M/S Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/29/2009
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 79% display: 85% mobility: 87% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 93% emissions: 85%

90% Sony VGN-SR41M/S
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/19/2009
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 30% display: 60% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%

Sony VAIO VGN-SR41
Source: Notebookinfo DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/16/2009
performance: 80%

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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570: Lower middle-class GPU that features a low shader count and a 64 Bit memory bus but a high clock speed. Similar to the desktop Radeon 4550. Supports Avivo HD and DirectX 10.1.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

T6400: Entry level dual core processor based on the Penryn core with only 2 MB level 2 cache and a low clock speed.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

13.30":

There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.

Sony: Sony Corporation is one of the largest Japanese electronics companies. The company was founded in 1946 under a different name and initially produced rice stoves. The company launched the first transistor radio. In 1958, the company was renamed Sony. Sony is a combination of the Latin word sonus (sound) and the English word sonny (little boy). Today, its core business is consumer electronics. The company is engaged in the development, design, manufacture and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, devices, game consoles and software. Sony operates in the following segments: Gaming and Network Services, Music, Images, Home Entertainment and Sound, Imaging Products and Solutions, Mobile Communications, Semiconductors, Financial Services and Others.

82.6%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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